I just joined, looks like a great site! I became interested in aircraft when I was at school and went to airshows as much as I could. I go to the IAT as often as I can and also Farnborough. When I saw the F16 for the first time I fell in love with it and it was instantly my favourite. I like all aircraft however and as an engineer I appreciate the technology. If you want a real aircraft fanatic to talk to and don't mind talking to a brit say so now!

Welcome to F-16.net, peterb. What kind of engineering work do you do? You'll find every kind of airplane fanatic on this site - pilots, ground crew, engineers, weapons types, engine specialists, and lots of people outside the business.

Thanx john, I ended up as a PC engineer but I have knowledge of mechanical engineering as well. When I left school I wanted to be an engineer and did a general course. Unfortunately Mrs Thatcher came to power, completely decimated British industry and closed down the steelworks. I realised that I was good at electronics so I decided to do that at a different college. I then got a job as a technician which ended badly after a few years but by then I had had exposure to PCs and I've been doing that ever since.

As for the F-16 it's simply my favourite aircraft. General Dynamics decided to get the maximum out of the available technology at the time and the result is superb.

That's the game I'm talking about FlightDreamz, I'll find the HD. I had a Playstation 2 but only ever used it to watch DVDs despite having quite a few games. I've been playing DI sims since the days of the IBM XT. As I have the computer kit it makes sense to use a computer rather than a games console, which I can't afford atm even 2nd hand.

Found the HD and it's got some usefull stuff on it, not just games. Fighting Falcon is a good simulation considering the limitations of a 400MHz Pentium II PC. I just have to take some screenshots of the key functions. Gonna have some fun with this.